While the poem "Praise Song for the Day" by Elizabeth Alexander is perfect for Black History Month, it's also ideal to read and study every month. The poem itself is not too long and not too complex, and making it ideal for middle school and younger high school students. Using higher order thinking skills, students will engage in close reading stanza by stanza to analyze the poem’s themes, images, ideas, and tone. When President Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, he made history by b